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Chapter 7: Q1Q (page 362)
What may be included under the heading of “cash”?
Bank deposits, cash in hand, checks issued, money orders received, etc.
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Arness Woodcrafters sells \(250,000 of receivables to Commercial Factors, Inc. on a with recourse basis. Commercial assesses a finance charge of 5% and retains an amount equal to 4% of accounts receivable. Arness estimates the fair value of the recourse liability to be \)8,000. Prepare the journal entry for Arness to record the sale.
(Expected Cash Flows) On December 31, 2017, Iva Majoli Company borrowed \(62,092 from Paris Bank, signing a 5-year, \)100,000 zero-interest-bearing note. The note was issued to yield 10% interest. Unfortunately, during 2019, Majoli began to experience financial difficulty. As a result, at December 31, 2019, Paris Bank determined that it was probable that it would receive back only $75,000 at maturity. The market rate of interest on loans of this nature is now 11%.
Instructions
(a) Prepare the entry to record the issuance of the loan by Paris Bank on December 31, 2017.
(b) Prepare the entry, if any, to record the impairment of the loan on December 31, 2019, by Paris Bank.
(Recording Bad Debts) Duncan Company reports the following financial information before adjustments.
Debit | Credit | |
Accounts receivables | \(100,000 | |
Allowance for doubtful accounts | \)2,000 | |
Sales revenue (All on credit) | 900,000 | |
Sales return and allowance | 50,000 |
Instructions
Prepare the journal entry to record Bad Debt Expense assuming Duncan Company estimates bad debts at (a) 5% of accounts receivable and (b) 5% of accounts receivable but Allowance for Doubtful Accounts had a $1,500 debit balance.
Because of calamitous earthquake losses, Bernstein Company, one of your client’s oldest and largest customers, suddenly and unexpectedly became bankrupt. Approximately 30% of your client’s total sales have been made to Bernstein Company during each of the past several years. The amount due from Bernstein Company— none of which is collectible—equals 22% of total accounts receivable, an amount that is considerably in excess of what was determined to be an adequate provision for doubtful accounts at the close of the preceding year. How would your client record the write-off of the Bernstein Company receivable if it is using the allowance method of accounting for bad debts? Justify your suggested treatment.
(Receivables Management) As the manager of the accounts receivable department for Beavis Leather Goods, Ltd., you recently noticed that Kelly Collins, your accounts receivable clerk who is paid \(1,200 per month, has been wearing unusually tasteful and expensive clothing. (This is Beavis’s first year in business.) This morning, Collins drove up to work in a brand new Lexus.
Naturally suspicious by nature, you decide to test the accuracy of the accounts receivable balance of \)192,000 as shown in the ledger. The following information is available for your first year (precisely 9 months ended September 30, 2017) in business.
(1) Collection from Customers | $188,000 |
(2) Merchandise Purchased | 360,000 |
(3) Ending merchandise inventory | 90,000 |
(4) Goods are marked to sell ay 40% above cost. |
Instructions
Assuming all sales were made on account, compute the ending accounts receivable balance that should appear in the ledger, noting any apparent shortage. Then, draft a memo dated October 3, 2017, to Mark Price, the branch manager, explaining the facts in this situation. Remember that this problem is serious, and you do not want to make hasty accusations.
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